Ana Deo figure, Flores Islands, Indonesia7.5" tallwood, pigmentex private collection, FranceThis object was in the exhibition "Native Arts of the World, At Home in Colorado - The Douglas Society Collects".

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Figures from the Flores Islands with outstretched arms to the front or to the side are usually referred to as Ana Deoand represent ancestors. Small figures such as this could have been used as personal charms or protective figures.

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